ORPHANS IN NEED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 November 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07797095
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £23,461,218
Latest expenditure: £24,397,971
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Orphans in Need, Windsor House, 10 Manchester Road, BRADFORD, BD5 0QH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.orphansinneed.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The relief of poverty and sickness anywhere in the world, and in particular, those affected by natural causes or by wars and conflicts either foreign or domestic To advance the education of persons in need, including orphans, anywhere in the world by the provision of financial aid and materials

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £23,461,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,397,971

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,490,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,229,434

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,772,170
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,356,669

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,002,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,572,813

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £12,787,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,867,143

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £23,461,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,397,971
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,490,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,229,434
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,772,170
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,356,669
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,408
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,002,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,572,813
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £12,787,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,867,143
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 23122869
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 337247
Income Other: 1102
Income Total Income And Endowments: 23461218
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,968,514
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £22,429,457
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 24397971
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 20909046
Expenditure Governance: 43004
Expenditure Support Costs: 52581
Expenditure Depreciation: 30174
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £12,600,179
Assets Total Fixed: 1066083
Assets Own Use: 1066083
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £11,641,835
Assets Total Liabilities: £107,739
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £12,600,179
Creditors One Year Total Current: 107739
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £11,407,525
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 12600179
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 12600179
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 22260369
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 229811
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 22490180
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,996,246
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £19,233,188
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 21229434
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 17951014
Expenditure Governance: 43049
Expenditure Support Costs: 52358
Expenditure Depreciation: 31678
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £13,536,932
Assets Total Fixed: 1071421
Assets Own Use: 1071421
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £13,259,418
Assets Total Liabilities: £793,907
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £13,536,932
Creditors One Year Total Current: 793907
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £12,984,053
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 13536932
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 13536932
Count Employees: 38
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 15719379
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1408
Income Investments: 51383
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 15772170
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,552,054
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £10,804,615
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 12356669
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 9790520
Expenditure Governance: 39167
Expenditure Support Costs: 49270
Expenditure Depreciation: 32317
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £12,276,186
Assets Total Fixed: 1008571
Assets Own Use: 1008571
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £12,172,596
Assets Total Liabilities: £904,981
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £12,276,186
Creditors One Year Total Current: 904981
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £11,828,900
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 12276186
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 12276186
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 15958574
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 33376
Income Investments: 10830
Income Other: 18
Income Total Income And Endowments: 16002798
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,727,032
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £12,821,628
Expenditure Other: 24153
Expenditure Total: 14572813
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 11867987
Expenditure Governance: 34361
Expenditure Support Costs: 43965
Expenditure Depreciation: 18136
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 18
Reserves: £8,860,685
Assets Total Fixed: 1010560
Assets Own Use: 1010560
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £8,474,688
Assets Total Liabilities: £624,563
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,860,685
Creditors One Year Total Current: 624563
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £8,298,510
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8860685
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 8860685
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 12739809
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 29235
Income Investments: 18938
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 12787982
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,333,314
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,360,464
Expenditure Other: 173365
Expenditure Total: 9867143
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 7574523
Expenditure Governance: 48310
Expenditure Support Costs: 48310
Expenditure Depreciation: 30689
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 233515
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1023652
Assets Own Use: 898652
Assets Long Term Investment: 125000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,535,942
Assets Total Liabilities: £128,894
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,430,700
Creditors One Year Total Current: 128894
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £6,364,203
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7430700
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 7430700
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Pakistan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Afghanistan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Somalia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sri Lanka
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Occupied Palestinian Territories
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bangladesh
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Senegal
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Nepal
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Mali
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: The Gambia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ORPHANS IN NEED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-11-25T00:00:00

Charity Name: ORPHANS IN NEED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-01-17T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 4013323
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1107711
Assoc Charity Name: ORPHANS IN NEED

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 OCT 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 JUN 2017
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, AND IN PARTICULAR, THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL CAUSES OR BY WARS AND CONFLICTS EITHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEDICINES, SHELTER, FURNITURE, STATIONERY, FOOD, CLOTHING, SANITATION AND CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND ALSO THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTRES.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN NEED, INCLUDING ORPHANS, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AID AND MATERIALS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOOKS, FURNITURE, STATIONERY, CLOTHING AND ELECTRONIC HARDWARE/SOFTWARE AND ALSO THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, TRAINING CENTRES, ORPHANAGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures